Journal kept by Captain Edwin F. Glenn, commanding officer of the 1898 U.S. Army Expedition to Cook Inlet in southcentral Alaska. June 29-Oct. 23, 1898. [228] pages ; 23 cm. The main task of the expedition was to explore the country north of Cook...

View of corner of Fourth Avenue and G Street looking west toward north side of street in Anchorage, Alaska, with pedestrians on corner and vehicles on street. Signs on buildings include: "Ted's Market," "Pioneer Club," "Carl's Jewelers," "Van's...

Title taken from verso. View of Fourth Avenue and buildings after they dropped during the March 27, 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska, with contrast to those still at normal level. Businesses shown include D & D Bar and Cafe, Sportsman's Club,...

Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf showing five steamships. An advertisement for Moore's Wharf Co. is attached. Caption reads:"Moore's Wharf Skaguay Alaska 4 years after completion. July 4th 1904 date of this photo. No. 1....

The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...

Title taken from caption. " S. S. Edith arriving at Valdez, Aug. 10, 1905 with railway materials. " Cataloguer's note: The S. S. Edith was one of Alaska Steamship Company's iron freighters. On one of her voyage from Nome to Tacoma in late...

Title taken from front. View of S.S. Mariposa at dock in Valdez, Alaska, with people standing by on land and also on board ship. S.S. Admiral Sampson is visible in left background. Also from front: "P.S. Hunt J1139. S.S. Admiral Sampson standing...

Title taken from verso. Anchorage's July Fourth Festival, 1949, on Fourth Avenue between E and F streets. Spectators line the street and stand on rooftops as a car goes by. Businesses shown include Smart Shop: ladies apparel, The Gitchell, Lee's...

Title taken from verso. Also from verso, "This is on 4th Ave. Main street in Anchorage, 1963." View of 4th Avenue during the Fur Rondy dog sled races. Spectators are lined up on the side of the street while a dog sled team runs in the street....

Title taken from verso. View of destruction along Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, looking east after the March 27, 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Signs include "Bar D&D Cafe"," Sportsman's Club","Frisco Cafe", "Mac's Foto", "Scandianavian Club...

View of 4th Avenue and buildings after they dropped during the March 27, 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska, with contrast to those still at normal level. Businesses shown include D & D Bar and Cafe, Sportsman's Club, Mac's Foto, Frisco Bar and...